Semi-Open · a defense for Black
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation
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1.e4Nf62.Nc3d5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation3.9M games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
50%1.9M47%
44%1.7M46%
1.6%62k40%
1.3%51k41%
0.5%21k43%
0.3%11k43%
0.2%8.6k42%
0.2%8.2k40%
0.2%6.3k44%
Famous games in this line2.1k master games
Mamedyarov, S. (2767) – So, W. (2767)Radjabov, T. (2734) – Ivanchuk, V. (2704)Harikrishna, P. (2727) – Ivanchuk, V. (2704)Nakamura, Hi (2766) – Bortnyk, Olexandr (2604)Kamsky, Gata (2692) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2640)Ponkratov, P. (2624) – Khismatullin, D. (2679)Fedoseev, Vl3 (2731) – Yuffa, D. (2527)Adams, Michael (2660) – Agdestein, Simen (2595)Heroes of this opening So, W. · Radjabov, T. · Ivanchuk, V. · Khismatullin, D.
- Family
- Alekhine Defense
- Category
- Semi-Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- B02
- Line
- 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5
Hypermodern
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Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Geschev Gambit3.exd5 c6Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit3.e5 Nfd7 4.e6Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Myers Gambit3.d3 dxe4 4.Bg5
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From the archives
Alexander Alekhine played 1...Nf6 at Budapest in 1921 and made it his: invite White's pawns to chase the knight across the board, then treat the overextended centre as a target. The move had been analysed a century earlier; the name stuck to the only world champion to die while still holding the title.
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